The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) team provides real estate transaction expertise, business partnering, space & occupancy planning, capital investment program management and facility maintenance and operations for Amazon’s corporate office portfolio across multiple countries (currently 42) in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). We partner with suppliers to ensure quality, innovation and operational excellence with Amazon’s business and utilize customer driven feedback to continuously improve and exceed employee expectations.
The Global Real Estate and Facilities team Senior Portfolio Manager is responsible for Amazon’s Germany, Austria and Switzerland corporate portfolio (1.2 MM RSF , 24 buildings and ca. 17K headcount) with specific focus on our Stores, Devices and AWS business teams. It acts as the single point of contact for all Amazon business teams, stakeholders and customers on behalf of GREF. The position will provide strategic counsel and execute tactical initiatives, serving concurrently as an internal liaison, subject matter expert, analyst, solutions designer, project manager, and budget controller. One of the primary roles is to be the Business Partner to Amazon’s growing teams across this geographic region, earning trust and building sustainable plans to help grow the business and deliver results for customers.
Key job responsibilities
• Act as the primary point of contact between business teams and the Global Real Estate Organisation. Representing the End to End life cycle of sourcing, securing, designing, funding, operating and exiting corporate Real Estate locations
• Manage a team of contractors providing an efficient and cost-effective service to all building occupants in the delivery of facilities services. Provide management, direction, monitoring and evaluation of performance and delivery against the agreed specification. Report, escalate and rectify non-performance.
• Maximize the potential of the Real Estate portfolio while improving space utilization, ensuring assets are kept in good order and business needs are met.
• Oversee new building openings, expansions and significant projects working together with the EMEA capital projects team and subsequent vendors to meet project scope, managing communication with the occupants, country leaders and works councils.
• Work together with the EMEA Leasing and Transaction Specialist on decommission strategies throughout the business and execute for responsible countries.
• Work together with the EMEA Finance Manager to prepare annual budgets, manage and report on monthly operating expense for the region versus budget, including providing forecasts.
• Work together with the EMEA Procurement team to ensure our key suppliers remain competitive whilst providing a quality service, and new services are procured using a robust sourcing framework.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- CRM or equivalent business partnering / CRM experience
- 7-10 years experience in a facilities and real estate environment
- English fluency
- Excellent communicator with CRM expertise
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters degree / MBA
- Real Estate or Facilities related degree
- Advance Microsoft Excel qualifications
- Financial or Accounting background and qualifications
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